Paint Brush Tool Behaviour

[lstocky]

I'm pretty sure I'm doing something funky here as the use case is dead simple.

 

Steps to reproduce:

1. file >new (Print, A4, RGB 8 bit, Transparent background)
2. Layer > new layer
3. select paint brush tool
4. click and drag on canvas

 

Something real weirds going on because in step 4 - no paint gets left on the canvas.

 

What am I doing here? So basic, and so frustrating that I can't get it to work...

 

cheers,

lstocky

 

p.s. the pixel tool works, just not the regular paint brush tool

[DWright]

Under the brushes tab which brush is currently selected and if you choose a different brush does it work correctly.

[lepr]

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[lstocky]

22 hours ago, DWright said:

Under the brushes tab which brush is currently selected and if you choose a different brush does it work correctly.

 

How do I see which brush is selected? - when you follow the precise steps I detailed, no selection appears apparent in the brushes pane (in the studio)

[lstocky]

22 hours ago, owenr said:

Make sure Opacity or Flow is not set to zero in the brush's context toolbar.

Also make sure Protect Alpha is disabled in that toolbar.

 

 

Ah-ha - Protect Alpha - that was the culprit. Is that normally on my default?

 

thanks

lstocky

[lepr]

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[lstocky]

presumably so, though I can't think why I would have touched it. I wasn't especially conscious of it until you pointed it out.

 

thanks for your help